Your Sea Witch Altar: Designing & Maintaining Space For the Element of Water in Your Life

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Keeping a sea witch altar helps to deepen your connection with the Element of Water, “go with the flow” and honor the changing tides in your life. Check out the article below for ideas to design yours!

What is a sea witch?

If the term “sea witch” sounds completely new to you, I recommend exploring Moody Moon’s archives for the term “sea witch” to get a better feel for the art.

But generally, a sea witch is anyone who works with the ocean or the Element of Water specifically as a part of their spell craft.

Sea witchery incorporates easily into any existing practice, so no matter your path, if you feel drawn to the ocean, the Element of Water or beach life, adding this aspect to your craft makes perfect sense!

You need not live near the sea to practice this form of witchcraft, or even practice it year-round.

Personally, I think of myself more as a seasonal sea witch. I find sea magick especially soothing and appropriate during the late spring, summer and early autumn.

But those months also provide the most accommodating weather in my region, so that helps!

As the summer months begin to roll in, I always set aside space in my home to pay homage to the ocean and the Element of Water. Currently, it looks like this:

Gathering Materials for Your Altar

Say you live 1,000 miles from the nearest beach. We call you a “land-locked” sea witch, and we excuse you from actually journeying to the ocean to get your sea witch tools.

Craft stores supply many natural, sea-related items for you to use.

However, if you live within a few hundred miles of the coastline, an annual “pilgrimage” to the shorelines probably already found a place on your calendar a long time ago.

So make the most of your trip there and gather what you need. Collect things like: